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Prime Minister's Office
PM’s reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today replied to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament, in the Lok Sabha. He thanked the members of the House, especially the first time Parliamentarians, for taking part in the debate. He added that the President’s address envisions a New India, as dreamt by millions of Indians.
Speaking about the strong mandate of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM said that people of India have re-elected a stable government once again, after evaluating its performance.
“The 2019 Lok Sabha elections shows that the people of India are thinking about the good of the nation. This spirit is wonderful”, PM said. He added that it is satisfying to be given the opportunity to serve 130 crore Indians and do work that has made a positive difference in the lives of citizens.
Highlighting the vision of the Union Government, PM said that the government believes in public welfare and modern infrastructure. He said that the government never diverted from the development path, nor diluted the development agenda. “It is important that the country progresses, every Indian is empowered and our nation has modern infrastructure.” PM added.
The Prime Minister said that his government believes that each and every citizen has contributed towards India’s progress. He also reminded the House of the dark days following the imposition of Emergency.
Terming 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and 75 years of India’s independence as landmark occasions in the history of India, the Prime Minister urged everyone to observe these with great vigour. He said that the citizens of the country should strive to build the India, our freedom fighters dreamt of, and live for the nation.
The Prime Minister said that the Union Government has taken many pro-people decisions within weeks of taking charge. He said that those decisions will immensely benefit farmers, traders, youngsters and various other sections of the society. He added that the government has begun fulfilling the promises made to the nation.
On the importance of water conservation, Shri Modi mentioned about the steps taken by the Union Government including the constitution of ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry. He urged the people to take concrete steps to save water. He said that the water crisis affects the poor and women the most. He reiterated that the government is committed towards the task of bringing water to every household.
The Prime Minister asked for a collective endeavour to make India a five trillion dollar economy. He added that promoting tourism and improving tourism infrastructure augurs well for economic prosperity. He also cited the importance of ’Make in India’ and skill development.
Shri Modi asserted that there is no place for corruption in the nation. He said that the government will continue its fight against corruption. He said that the government is committed towards ensuring Ease of Living for all its citizens and urged everyone to work towards creating a New India.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Development of Greenfield Ports
Government of Andhra Pradesh is developing Bhavanapadu, Machilipatnam and Ramayapatnam as Non-Major Port on land lord basis.
Government of Andhra Pradesh had sought financial assistance for development of Ramayapatnam Port in lieu of development of Duggirajupatnam Port mentioned under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act , 2014. However, State Government notified the port limits of Ramayapatnam as a Non-Major Port on 20.02.2020, which comes under the jurisdiction of respective State Maritime Boards/ State Governments.
This information was given by Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Hostel Facilities to working Women
The Ministry implements Working Women Hostel Scheme through the State Governments/UT Administrations to promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women in urban, semi-urban or even rural areas, including the metro cities of the country, where employment opportunities for women exist. State-wise list of Working Women Hostels is placed at Annexure- I.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs 
Cabinet approves equity infusion of RCF in Talcher Fertilizers Ltd.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Department of Fertilizers for equity investment of Rs.1033.54 crore  @ 29.67% of the total project cost for setting up a Coal Gasification based fertilizer project in Talcher Fertilizer Ltd.  by Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited .
The revival of the Talcher project will ensure huge investment in the fertilizer sector from the Government through PSUs. This will create job opportunities and also boost the economy of the State and the eastern region. The revival of the fertilizer unit will also ensure increase in indigenous production of urea leading to greater self-reliance in urea.
Background:
TFL, a Joint Venture company of GAIL, RCF, CIL and FCIL was incorporated in November, 2015 with shareholding of 29.67% of GAIL, RCF and CIL each and 10.99% of FCIL to revive the Talcher Fertilizer Plant. TFL has been formed to set up a coal gasification based fertilizer project at Talcher, District Angul, Odisha. The share of GAIL, CIL and RCF in the equity of TFL shall be Rs.1033.54 crore  based on the Capex of Rs.11,611.48 crore  for the Goal gasification based fertilizer plant. GAIL and CIL are both Maharatna Public Sector Enterprises and their Board is competent to approve their equity investment in the Joint Venture company TFL. RCF is a Miniratna company and its equity investment in the project is beyond the delegated financial powers of its Board.
Ministry of Education
Government is providing quality teachers in schools and colleges through Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Training  – HRD Minister
The Central Sector Scheme of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching  was launched in December, 2014. It will continue till March 2020. The aim of this mission is to provide quality teachers in schools and colleges, attract talented people in the education sector and improve quality in teaching. The mission aims to set the teaching standard so that an organized cadre of professional teachers can be created. The objective of this mission is to develop innovative teaching method and high level institutional facilities in all the constituent areas of education.
Under the Scheme, 12 Project Approval Board  meetings have been held so far. A total of 191 proposals have been received by the PAB from universities/institutions across the country, out of which 95 proposals have been approved. Details of Component wise approved proposals are given below:
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Name of the Component
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Approved proposals
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Schools Of Education
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25
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Centres Of Excellence For Curriculum And Pedagogy
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2.1
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Centres Of Excellence In Science And Mathematics Education
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5
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2.2
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Teaching Learning Centres
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25
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2.3
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Faculty Development Centres
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20
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Inter-University Centres For Teachers’ Education
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2
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National Resource Centre For Education
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1
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5.
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Centres For Academic Leadership And Education Management
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4
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Innovations, Awards, Teaching Resource Grant, Including Workshop & Seminar
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9
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Subject Networks For Curricular Renewal And Reforms
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4
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8.
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Induction Training Programmes of Newly Recruited Faculty in Higher Education – implemented through 62 PMMMNMTT Centers.
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9.
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Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching  -
A flagship initiatives implemented under PMMMNMTT
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Leadership for Academician Programme  -
A flagship initiatives implemented under PMMMNMTT
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Total
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95
There is no international collaboration with any approved School of Education under the Scheme.
The information was given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on mentally ill patients
25 States/ Union Territories have set up 36 Tele MANAS Cells
The Government had launched the “National Tele Mental Health Programme” on 10th October, 2022 to further improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services in the country. As on 09.03.2023, 25 States/ UTs have set up 36 Tele MANAS Cells and have started mental health services. 63806 calls have been handled on the helpline number. 22 AIIMS also have provision of Mental Health Services. These services are also available under PMJAY. Further, there are 47 Government run mental hospitals in the country, including 3 Central Mental Health Institutions.
To enhance the capacity of health services in the country, the Government of India is implementing the National Mental Health Programme . Under the Tertiary care component of NMHP, 25 Centres of Excellence have been sanctioned to increase the intake of students in PG departments in mental health specialities as well as to provide tertiary level treatment facilities.
The Government has also supported 19 Government medical colleges/institutions to strengthen 47 PG Departments in mental health specialties. Additionally, the government is supporting implementation of the District Mental Health Programme  under the National Mental Health Programme in 716 districts of the country for detection, management and treatment of mental disorders/ illness with the major components of counselling in schools and colleges, work place stress management, life skills training, suicide prevention services and Information, Education and Communication  activities for generation of awareness and removal of stigma associated with Mental Illness.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana
In the Budget speech of FY 21-22, ‘Prime Minister AtmanirbharSwasth Bharat Yojana’  scheme has been announced on 1st February, 2021, with an outlay of about Rs.64,180 Cr over six years .This will be in addition to the National Health Mission.
The main interventions under the scheme to be achieved by FY 25-26 are:
- Support for 17,788 rural Health and Wellness Centres in in 10 High Focus States
- Establishing 11,024 urban Health and Wellness Centres in all the States.
- Setting up of Integrated Public Health Labs in all districts and 3382 Block Public Health Units in11 High Focus states;
- Establishing Critical Care Hospital Blocks in 602 districts and 12 Central Institutions;
- Strengthening of the National Centre for Disease Control , its 5 regional branches and 20 metropolitan health surveillance units;
- Expansion of the Integrated Health Information Portal to all States/UTs to connect all public health labs;
- vii. Operationalisation of 17 new Public Health Units and strengthening of 33 existing Public Health Units at Points of Entry, that is at 32 Airports, 11 Seaports and 7 landcrossings;
- Setting up of 15 Health Emergency Operation Centres and 2 mobile hospitals; and
- Setting up of a national institution for One Health, a Regional Research Platform for WHO South East Asia Region, 9 Bio-Safety Level III laboratories and 4 regionalNational Institutes for Virology.
The measures under the scheme focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels viz. primary, secondary and tertiary and on preparing health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics/disasters. The PMASBY targets to build an IT enabled disease surveillance system by developing a network of surveillance laboratories at block, district, regional and national levels, in Metropolitan areas & strengthening health units at the Points of Entry, for effectively detecting, investigating, preventing and combating Public Health Emergencies and Disease Outbreaks. Increased investments are also targeted to support research on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, including biomedical research to generate evidence to inform short-term and medium-term response to COVID-19 like pandemics and to develop core capacity to deliver the One Health Approach to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks in animals and humans.
National Health Policy , 2017 envisages raising public health expenditure from the existing 1.15% to 2.5% of GDP by 2025 in a time bound manner.
The Minister of State , Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah expresses gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for ensuring supply of pure drinking water in all schools and Anganwadi Centres of Jammu & Kashmir before scheduled date
“Jammu & Kashmir is becoming synonymous with peace and prosperity under leadership of Shri Modi. I Express my gratitude towards Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for ensuring supply of pure drinking water in all schools and Anganwadi Centres of Jammu & Kashmir before the scheduled date”
“Previous Governments deprived citizens of Jammu & Kashmir of development for decades and only cared for their own families. Shri Modi has initiated a new era of development which connects poor citizens to the mainstream and as a result Jammu & Kashmir is marching head in all fields”
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has expressed his gratitude towards Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for ensuring supply of pure drinking water in all schools and Anganwadi Centres of Jammu & Kashmir ahead of the stipulated time.
In a series of tweets, Shri Amit Shah said that “Jammu & Kashmir is becoming synonymous with peace and prosperity under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi. I express my gratitude towards Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for ensuring supply of pure drinking water in all schools and Anganwadi Centres of Jammu & Kashmir before time”.
The Union Home Minister said that “previous Governments deprived citizens of Jammu & Kashmir of development for decades and only cared for their own families. Shri Modi has initiated a new era of development which connects poor citizens to the mainstream and as a result Jammu & Kashmir is marching ahead in all fields”.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO conducts Design Validation Trial of Vertical Shaft based Underground Ammunition Storage Structure
Centre of Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety , a Delhi-based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation  has designed and developed a Vertical Shaft based Underground Ammunition Storage Facility. It enables upward vertical dissipation of blast effects considerably reducing the blast effect on surrounding utilities.
The Design Validation Trial of this Underground Ammunition Storage Structure was successfully conducted on April 30, 2023. The instrumented blast trial was carried out in presence of the Armed Forces by detonating 5,000 kgs of TNT in one of the chambers of the underground facility.
The CFEES team conducted the trial with precision and utmost safety in place. All the parameters recorded during the trial matched with estimated values. This facility will ensure that an explosion within will not cause damage to the adjacent chamber and also ensuring full operability of the remaining facility.
The Armed Forces find it difficult to stock ammunition as required by them due to non- availability of adequate land as large safety distances are required for ammunition storage structures. The safety distances considerably reduce, when ammunition is stored underground. Based on the results of the instrumented trials, the safety distance has been established up to 120 Metric Ton  ammunition storage per chamber. The unique design developed has an additional advantage of reducing Safety Distances and Cost by 50 per cent as compared to current designs. The design also ensures higher safety of ammunition stored from any kind of aerial attack or sabotage.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO has congratulated the teams involved in the successful instrumented blast trial and stated that the facility can be extensively used by the Armed Forces for storage of all types of ammunition reducing the land footprint requirements in addition to providing enhanced safety of ammunition against aerial attacks or sabotage..
PIB Headquarters
BSNL extends Dhanalakshmi discount scheme
BSNL has extended its “Dhanalakshmi Discount Scheme" for its customers up to 23rd November 2018.
As per this scheme, all BSNL Landline, Broadband and Mobile Postpaid customers who pay their current bills from 7th November 2018 to 23rd November 2018 will get 1% discount in the paid Amount  in the subsequent bill. Applicability of 2% rebate on Enterprise bills and 3% on future bills and advance payment will be continued. All BSNL Customers can benefit from this Discount Scheme says Shri.V. Raju, Chief General Manager, BSNL, Tamil Nadu Circle, Chennai in a press release issued by BSNL.
Election Commission
Bye-election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Yavatmal Local Authorities' Constituency.
There is one casual vacancy in the Maharashtra Legislative Council from Yavatmal Local Authorities' Constituency. The details of vacancy are as under: -
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Name of Member
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Cause of vacancy
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Date of Vacancy
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Date of retirement
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Tanaji Jaywant Sawant
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Elected in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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24.10.2019 
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05.12.2022
The Commission has decided to hold bye-election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council to fill the above mentioned vacancy in accordance with the following schedule: -
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EVENTS
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DATES & DAYS
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Issue of Notifications
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07th January, 2020 
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Last date of making nominations
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14th January, 2020 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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15th January, 2020 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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17th January, 2020 
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Date of poll
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31st January, 2020 
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Hours of poll
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8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
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Counting of Votes
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04th February, 2020 
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Date before which election shall be completed
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06th February, 2020 
3. The Model Code of Conduct concerning the said election will come into force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituency. Please see the details in Commission’s website under https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-%E2%80%93-regarding/
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Ministry of Defence
Memorandum of Understanding Between Indian Air Force and Savitribai Phule Pune University
As a unique initiative of Indian Air Force. the IAF and Savitribai Phule Pune University entered into an academic collaboration by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a 'Chair of Excellence' at Department of Defence & Strategic Studies on 29 Feb 20.
To pay tribute to the legend and commemorate the centenary birth year of the MIAF, the IAF has named it as "Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Chair of Excellence". The Chair will enable IAF officers to pursue Doctoral Research and higher studies in Defence & Strategic Studies and allied fields.
The chair will facilitate research and higher studies in the area of National Defence and allied fields of Air Force officers. The chair would facilitate inculcating astrategic outlook and building a pool of strategic thinkers.
The ceremony was presided over by Shri Nitin Karmalkar, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of SPPU. The Chief Guest of the function was Air Marshal Amit Dev AVSM, VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge Personnel, Indian Air Force and was attended by Air Vice Marshal LN Sharma AVSM, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff  and other senior IAF and University officials.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya to launch National Policy on Research and Development and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector in India and Scheme for promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector 
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers and Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India will launch the National Policy on Research and Development and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector in India and Scheme for promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector  in the presence of Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers and Renewable Energy and Dr V.K. Paul, Member, NITI Aayog. The event will be organised by Department of Pharmaceuticals tomorrow at India International Centre.
The National Policy on Research and Development in the Pharma-MedTech Sector in India can potentially help in growing the sector to USD 120-130 Billion over the next decade, increasing its contribution to the GDP by about 100 basis points. The policy aims to encourage R&D in pharmaceuticals, including traditional medicines & phytopharmaceuticals and medical devices. The policy acknowledged the need for greater emphasis on encouraging R&D, through indigenously developed cutting-edge products and technologies upon three focus areas, namely, strengthening the regulatory framework, incentivising investments in innovation and creating a facilitatory ecosystem for Innovation.
The event will see active participation from other dignitaries, including policymakers, experts fro the healthcare sector along with representative from academia, think tanks, industry and media. This gathering aims to highlight the India’s drug and pharmaceutical export trend, India’s category wise export share, the preamble, need for the policy, its objectives, focus areas of the objectives and monitoring and evaluation mechanism.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Call between Prime Minister and Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Mr. Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  over telephone on his electoral victory in the recently concluded elections in UK.
The Prime Minister conveyed to Mr. Johnson that his re-election as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom reflected the faith reposed by the people of UK in him and the Conservative Party.
Conveying the good wishes on behalf of the people of India and on his own behalf, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that under his able leadership, the strategic partnership between India and UK will strengthen further.
Mr. Boris Johnson thanked the Prime Minister for his good wishes. He also expressed his commitment to further strengthen India-UK ties.
Prime Minister extended an invitation to Mr. Johnson to visit India at his early convenience. The invitation was accepted.